Quote Originally Posted by muddoc View Post
Mark,
I am sure you have seen this before, but if not, it is a good read. This is a link to the Barker's write up on Mite History.
http://www.vpi.com/publications/the_...of_snake_mites

As stated in the reading, mite eggs usually hatch in 1 to 4 days. That is the reason PAM is so effective. It kills mites for up to 30 days. Therefore, you should be able to make it through one full life cycle before it wears off. However, just in case you didn't get everything killed, the can tells you to reapply 30 days after the original treatment.

Just some extra info,
Yeah Tim, I've read that before and I gotta admit that it has always had me a bit confused. I've often wondered if maybe there isn't a typo in there somewhere maybe even in their original research material? I've often wondered if they didn't mean 1-4 WEEKS instead of 1-4 DAYS. I know I've read other material (which unfortunately I can no longer find) that stated that mite eggs can take up to 6 weeks to hatch depending on surrounding temperatures. If mite eggs typically only took 1-4 days to hatch, you wouldn't have so many people (myself included) who had to battle a re-infestation a month or two after their original problem. Of course with the advent of products like P.A.M it kind of makes the whole argument moot because one treatment lasts such a long time. Now you really CAN get rid of a mite infestation in one treatment whereas in the olden days (hehe, I sound like some kind of grandpa) You had to keep retreating every week for months in order to make sure you were mite free.